Research & experimental development
Rigorous research in the social sciences and humanities that shows how people really think, choose and behave.
Overview
Good products and campaigns start with understanding people. Our research team applies social-science and humanities methods (interviews, surveys, ethnography, behavioural experiments and discourse analysis) to the questions your organisation is actually facing.
We run experimental and exploratory studies for companies, institutions and partners, and we turn findings into recommendations that designers, developers and marketers can act on.
What you get
- Evidence instead of assumptions behind big decisions
- Clear reports and workshops your whole team understands
- Insight that feeds directly into product, design and campaigns
- Methods and data you can reuse
What we do
- User and customer research: interviews, usability studies, diary studies
- Surveys, experiments and quantitative analysis
- Market, cultural and behavioural insight studies
- Policy, social-impact and programme evaluation
- Content and discourse analysis
- Research design, ethics and reporting for funded projects
Questions we hear often
What kind of organisations commission research?
Companies validating a product or market, public and non-profit organisations evaluating programmes, and academic or institutional partners who need experienced research execution.
How long does a study take?
A focused qualitative study can run in a few weeks; larger survey or experimental work takes longer. We scope timelines and sample sizes together with you before starting.
Do you follow research ethics standards?
Yes. Informed consent, data protection and participant well-being are built into every study, and we document our methods so results can be trusted and reproduced.
Often combined with
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Online stores, marketplaces and email-driven retail that are fast, secure and built to convert.
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Have a project in mind?
Tell us what you're trying to achieve. We'll come back with first thoughts, a suggested approach and clear next steps.